MacTech News

Jan 08

[MD1] c-tree Plus V6.8

Columbia, MO Jan 5, 1999 --FairCom Corporation announced the latest
release of the c-tree Plus V6.8A file handler for the Macintosh OS
8.5, at Macworld Expo99. This new release of FairComs C ISAM
database API offers flexible file limits, and enhanced file
mirroring. Other major features of this release include an enhanced
data history function, which makes it possible to access the audit
logs of transaction controlled files, and an improved portable
multi-threaded client API. When used with the FairCom Server, this
version of c-tree Plus also offers file encryption.
The ability to encrypt data and index files as well as transaction
log files has also been added to the FairCom Server. "This technology
provides the extra level of confidentiality to an application's
data." explains FairCom Europe Manager, Franco Cortinovis. "We're
seeing an increasing number of requests for this in the past year,
and beta testing has performed flawlessy."
Files that are encrypted using the FairCom...

Jan 05

[MD1] Tribeworks' iShell Goes Open Source

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Amy Bonetti
Principal
Big Mouth Communications
415-837-1900
abonetti@aol.com
NEXT-GENERATION INTERNET MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE IS FREE
Tribeworks Announces Open Source Software Community for Creative Professionals
San Francisco, CA (MacWorld Expo) -- January 5, 1999 -- Tribeworks,
Inc. today announced that iShell is now free to all users who
register at www.tribeworks.com. iShell is a powerful multimedia
development tool optimized for the Internet. Those who register,
automatically become part of the Tribeworks Free Member program, and
receive fully-functional software for Macintosh and Windows NT.
Additionally, Tribeworks announced a commercial open source
distribution model for its software. This model will quickly expand
iShell's functionality while providing developers with unprecedented
customization. Source code will be available as part of Tribeworks
Full Member program.
"The rules have changed," said Duncan Kennedy, president and CEO of...

Jan 05

[NPL] Adobe Adobe Dynamic Media Studio

Adobe Announces Adobe Dynamic Media Studio
New Collection Combines Industry-Leading Adobe Solutions at a Savings
of More Than $1,000
San Jose, Calif., (Jan. 4, 1999) (Nasdaq:ADBE) - In response to the
increasing need for software solutions that allow users to create
compelling content for video, multimedia and the Web, Adobe Systems
Incorporated today introduced its new Dynamic Media Studio. A tightly
integrated collection of award winning, high performance Adobe
applications, the Adobe Dynamic Media Studio includes Adobe After
Effects 4.0 (Production Bundle), Adobe Premiere 5.1, Adobe
Photoshop 5.0.2 and Adobe Illustrator 8.0, at an exceptional cost
savings of more than $1,000.
"Across the board, research shows that a large number of our
customers use two or more Adobe software applications as a part of
their daily workflow," said Ron Okamoto, director, Professional
Publishing Solutions at Adobe. "For example, roughly 90 percent of
After Effects users also work with Adobe Photoshop....

Jan 05

[NPL] Adobe After Effects 4.0

For Immediate Release
Adobe Announces After Effects 4.0
Newest Version of Award-Winning Visual Effects Software Unveiled at Macworld
San Jose, Calif., (Jan. 4, 1999) (Nasdaq:ADBE) - With today's
introduction of Adobe After Effects 4.0 software, Adobe Systems
Incorporated places the finishing touch on its comprehensive dynamic
media solution for creative professionals. Adobe After Effects has
long been considered the software tool of choice for motion graphics
designers and visual effects artists who want to produce professional
quality work for film, video, multimedia and the Web. After Effects
4.0 continues that tradition by providing a robust, feature-rich
product that delivers tighter integration with all Adobe
applications, greater creative control and enhanced productivity.
While visual effects artists have always been on the cutting edge of
dynamic media, After Effects 4.0 now empowers traditional graphic
artists to more easily put motion into their designs. This ability to...

Jan 05

[NPL] Adobe Acquires GoLive CyberStudio Professional

For Immediate Release
Adobe Systems Acquires GoLive CyberStudio Professional Web Publishing Software
Leading professional Web authoring and design tool expands Adobe's
award-winning product line
San Jose, Calif., (January 4, 1999) (Nasdaq:ADBE)-Adobe Systems
Incorporated today announced that it has acquired the assets of
GoLive Systems, Inc., including GoLive CyberStudio, the professional
Web design and publishing software, and the GoLive Web Publishing
System. The acquisition of GoLive CyberStudio underscores Adobe's
strategy to lead Web publishing with a complete suite of professional
design and publishing tools. With more than 25 best product awards
and 45 top reviews in leading industry publications, the product has
been widely accepted and critically acclaimed by professional Web
publishers worldwide. CyberStudio has been used to produce Web sites
for Aware Records, Music Boulevard, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros.
Records and The Associated Press, among others.
"Combining GoLive...

Jan 05

[MD1] IPIX Wizard

INTERACTIVE PICTURES COMES FULL CIRCLE WITH UPGRADES TO IPIX WIZARD SOFTWARE
Increased Ease-Of-Use and Multimedia Features Are Added To PC and Mac
Versions; IPIX Wizard For Macintosh Makes Public Debut At MACWORLD
Expo
SAN FRANCISCO (1/5/99) ---- Interactive Pictures Corporation, the
world leader in multi-dimensional 360-degree image technology, is
ringing in the New Year with a series of new features for the
company's popular IPIX Wizard for PC and Macintosh software. The new
features, including a multiple Save-As option and expanded Java
support, enable greater flexibility and ease-of-creation for IPIX
immersive images. Through the addition of these new features, IPIX
has further simplified the ability of users to create compelling,
high-quality IPIX images in a matter of minutes for use in a
wide-range of Internet and CD-ROM applications.
Not Just For PC's
In conjunction with the announcement of the new features for the
complete line of Interactive Pictures IPIX Wizard software,...

For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Naomi Pearce
Pearce Communications
510/528-0824
mailto:naomi@well.com
SOPHISTICATED CIRCUITS DEMONSTRATES KICK-OFF! AT MACWORLD
-- First Macintosh USB Auto-Restart Device Ensures Server Availability --
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 5, 1999 -- at Macworld Expo Booth
#3446 -- Sophisticated Circuits today gave the first demonstration of
Kick-off!, the first USB member of its PowerKey family of server
availability and automation products for the Macintosh platform. A
highly integrated hardware/software solution, Kick-off! provides a
fully automated system for easing management of machines and ensuring
optimal up-time for USB Macintoshes worldwide. Expected to ship in
April, Kick-off! is list priced at US$199. Macworld Expo attendees
can see Kick-off! demonstrated at Booth #3446 today through the end
of the Macworld trade show.
Kick-off! continuously monitors unattended computers for problems
and, if necessary, automatically relaunches applications,...

Jan 05

[NPL] MindVision Ships MindExpander Preview

PRESS RELEASE
MindVision Ships MindExpander(tm) Preview Release at MacWorld Expo
iBeetle Debuts In Booth #2511
Hold For Release until Tuesday, January 5, 10AM PST
MindVision Offers Fast, FREE, Flexible File Expander
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- January 5, 1998 -- MindVision Software shipped
the preview release of MindExpander(tm), a FREE application that
automatically expands .sit, .sea, .bin and .hqx files at MacWorld
Expo today.
"MindExpander is about choice, openness, innovation, and competition
in an area of the Mac market that has been characterized by a lack of
options and closed proprietary standards. We wanted to develop a free
application that took the guesswork and hassle out of expanding a
file. Our ultimate goal is to help make file expansion a seamless
process," said MindVision CEO Steve Kiene.
MindExpander expands standard Internet files and helps users get to
the files they're downloading sooner and with less hassle.
MindExpander is smaller, runs faster, and uses...

Jan 05

[NPL] TypeStyler 3

Strider Software
1605 Seventh Street
Menominee, MI 49858
email: info@stridersoftware.com
web: www.typestyler.com
Contact: David Stillman, Strider Software 906-863-7798
dave@typestyler.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TypeStyler 3 Officially Released at MacWorld '99
San Francisco, California, (January 4, 1999) Strider Software today
announced the official release of TypeStyler 3 at MacWorld '99. This
anxiously awaited update to the popular Macintosh software builds on
the success of the original to become an indispensable web content
creation tool. Rising to the challenge of longtime fans, TypeStyler 3
has been greatly enhanced to become the ultimate styling tool for
creating Internet, print and video graphics!
"TypeStyler 3 is the quintessential typographical design
environment," said Dave Stillman, Strider Software's director of
operations. "This new version adds tools for easily creating web
content like JavaScript rollovers, GIF animations and pixel accurate
layouts....

Jan 05

[NPL] Funnel Web 3.0

For Immediate Release
Media Contacts:
Naomi Pearce
Pearce Communications
510/528-0824
mailto:naomi@pearce.com
or
Active Concepts
Louise Denton
(+613) 9344-0939
mailgo:l.denton@activeconcepts.com
ACTIVE CONCEPTS SHIPS FUNNEL WEB 3.0
--New Streaming Analysis Engine Revolutionizes Web Traffic Analysis
Package, Now Also With Remote Control and Event Messaging--
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 5, 1998 -- at Macworld Expo -- Active
Concepts today announced it is now shipping Funnel Web 3.0 for the
Mac OS with revolutionary, new streaming analysis for real-time
traffic monitoring and for processing large logs,
platform-independent remote control, and event messaging and
notification. Now the world's fastest Web site traffic analysis
package can process extremely large log files with relatively small
amounts of RAM by using the new streaming analysis engine in Funnel
Web 3.0. The new streaming analysis engine can also be used to
monitor site traffic in real-time. Also new is the ability to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Nick DeMello
Xplain Corporation
marketing@xplain.com
805-494-9797 x105
THE MACTECH CD-ROM VOL 1-14 NOW SHIPPING
-- CD includes the most comprehensive Mac developer resource available
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- January 5, 1999 -- Xplain Corporation, the
publisher of MacTech(r) Magazine, today announced that it is shipping
the latest release of the MacTech CD-ROM, Volumes 1-14, at the
Macworld Expo in San Francisco (January 5-8, 1999). The new CD
includes the first release of the THINK Reference(tm) Compiler.
As one of the first CD-ROM publishers, MacTech Magazine has updated
its historical CD each year. The CD has become an essential reference
tool for Macintosh programmers, containing a wealth of programming
information, hundreds of megabytes of source code, special offers,
preview demos of new programming tools, and much more.
The MacTech CD, Volumes 1-14, includes every article published in
MacTech Magazine (from November, 1984 through December, 1998...

Jan 04

[NPL] WebSiphon Enterprise Edition

TO BE RELEASED 1/5/1999
Purity Software, Inc.
715 West 23rd Street, Suite O
Austin, TX 78705
+1.512.328.2288
FAX +1.512.328.2688
http://www.purity.com/
info@purity.com
WebSiphon Enterprise Edition offers Scalability, Extends Web
Development Environment
(Austin, TX; January 5th, 1999) - Purity Software announced WebSiphon
Enterprise Edition at the MacWorld Expo '99 today, an enhanced and
extended version of the company's premiere web development
environment. Using WebSiphon Enterprise, developers can easily
connect to ODBC-compliant data sources when developing applications
for deployment on the web or as part of a corporate intranet. With
this release of WebSiphon, the environment now offers unsurpassed
database capabilities ranging from the low-end flat-file Verona
database server (included as a standard component of the WebSiphon
package) to large-scale enterprise database servers. Interested users
are encouraged to visit Purity Software's booth in the Net Innovators
pavilion (...

Jan 04

[NPL] SiteZAP cameras running at MacWorld Expo

MacWorld Expo Greetings,
BeeHive Technology and Rearden Technology are pleased to announce that we
have two SiteZAP cameras running at MacWorld Expo. Throughout the show,
we will be broadcasting live video from MacWorld Booth #4143.
SiteZAP is a user controllable pan, tilt, zoom internet camera that works
with your WebSTAR internet server. SiteZAP uses our SiteCam WebCamera
software that streams video directly to your Netscape or Internet
Explorer browser--without the need for you to download browser plug-ins.
(SiteCam works with most Macs with video-input and has powerful features
for dial-up as well as direct internet connected users.)
The SiteZAP cameras are located here, till the end of the show.
(http://207.218.117.24/) SiteZAP running on a PowerBook G3!
(http://207.218.117.25/) SiteZAP running on a PowerMac 9500
Our web site will also contain the above links and we'll post
highlights of the show.
(http://www.rearden.com/)
The new versions of SiteZAP and SiteCam...

Jan 04

[MD1] VOODOO Server

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UNI SOFTWARE PLUS GmbH
Softwarepark Hagenberg
A-4323 Hagenberg
AUSTRIA
phone: +43 (7236) 3338-82
fax: +43 (7236) 3338-30
email: voodoo@unisoft.co.at
www: http://www.unisoft.co.at/products/voodooserver.html
VOODOO Server - Robust and Efficient Version Control the Macintosh Way
San Francisco, CA (MacWorld 1999), January 3-1999, exactly one year
after UNI SOFTWARE PLUS has received the MacWorld/MacTech Eddy award
for their version control tool VODOOO, the company is going to
introduce a complete new and highly improved client/server version of
VOODOO, named "VOODOOO Server" at this year's MacWorld Expo San
Francisco.
Unlike most other version control solutions available for Macintosh
computers, VOODOO Server features a modern client/server
architecture. This forms the basis for a highly efficient and robust
multi-user environment. VOODOO Server's CodeWarrior plug-in offers a
user-friendly version control solution that lets you keep track of
all...

Jan 04

[NPL] Imacination Ships Ch-Ching! -- Instant Internet Store...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Imacination Software Announces Ch-ching! 2.1 "Instant Internet Store
Builder" for Mac OS (Windows version coming March 1999)
Automated credit card processing and easy store setup allows
merchants to create a complete fully-functional Internet store in as
little as 15 minutes with no programming knowledge necessary.
Representatives from Imacination will available during Macworld Expo
in San Francisco starting Tuesday, January 5 (Starnine Booth # 3641).
A fully-functioning 30 day demonstration of Ch-ching! is available
for download from http://www.imacination.com/.
VENTURA, Calif. -- January 4, 1999 (Xpress Press) -- Imacination
Software today announced the immediate availability of Ch-Ching! the
"Instant Internet Store Builder" for Mac OS. Ch-ching! automates the
task of building a secure, electronic store front on the web.
Ch-ching! is the first program of its kind to provide merchants with
integrated credit card processing, complete remote administration,...

Jan 04

[MD1] NeoAccess Version 6.0 Ships

NeoLogic Systems, Inc. is now shipping NeoAccess Version 6.0, the
next-generation of its embeddable object database engine. This
version has powerful new features like journaling- based recovery and
symmetric multiprocessing. It also has a simplified C++ API and is
Microsoft COM- compatible.
Microsoft COM is being increasingly adopted by enterprises as the
data exchange interface between systems so that programmers are not
limited in their choice of development tools. Application tools that
support COM include Visual Basic, Visual J++, Visual C++, Delphi,
Power Builder, and FoxPro.
The basic NeoAccess database engine lists for $749 for the
development environment and does not require payment of any runtime
fees, as long as the application in which it is embedded does not
permit programmatic access to persistent data. The more advanced
NeoAccess Professional lists for $1,499 and allows programmatic
access. The runtime fees for NeoAccess Professional are as little as
$1 per copy. Both...

Jan 04

[MD1] BugLink v1.1 Upgrade Released

Press Release - BugLink v1.1 Upgrade Released
For Immediate Release
Glendale, California, January 4, 1998 -- The PandaWave announced
today the release of version 1.1 of BugLink, and the release of
BugLink Solo, a single user version designed for shareware developers.
We are also pleased to announce our participation in the MacWorld
Expo in San Francisco with a sale. Customers who purchase either
product at MacWorld will receive a discount on both products.
What is BugLink?
BugLink is a bug tracking system for both the Macintosh and Microsoft
Windows 95/NT. BugLink consists of a central bug database and server
application, and clients which allow software developers and testers
download the bugs they are interested in.
BugLink Solo is a new product developed with the shareware developer
in mind. Featuring the same ease of use as BugLink, BugLink Solo is a
single user product, with the user interface and database engine
integrated into a single application.
What's New In This Release...

Jan 04

[NPL] Blue World Lasso Web Data Engine to support Mac OS X

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 4, 1999
BLUE WORLD LASSO WEB DATA ENGINE TO SUPPORT MAC OS X
Blue World's Lasso will Support Next-Generation Server Capabilities
Provided in Mac OS X. Blue World Reaffirms its Support for Mac OS as
a Robust Server Platform.
BELLEVUE, WA - January 4, 1999 - Blue World Communications, Inc.
today announced plans to develop a version of its Lasso Web Data
Engine supporting Apple's Mac OS X operating system, currently
scheduled for release in the second half of 1999. Based upon Apple's
Carbon APIs, the version will benefit from key advanced operating
system technologies such as preemptive multitasking, memory
protection and advanced virtual memory. The version will bring
powerful multi-threading technology already present in the Windows NT
version of the Lasso 3 Web Data Engine to Mac OS X customers.
"Lasso technology is already poised for smooth transition to Apple's
next-generation operating system," said Blue World president and CEO
Bill Doerrfeld. "Lasso...

Jan 04

[NPL] FileMaker Pro Plug In Web Registry

FileMaker, Inc. Announces FileMaker Pro Plug In Web Registry
San Francisco, Calif., MacWorld EXPO, January 4, 1999 - Credit card
verification from within a FileMaker Pro database is just one of
dozens of new FileMaker Pro Plug-Ins, created by independent
developers, now listed by FileMaker, Inc. at www. filemaker.com
(Products area). Made possible by an external function API
(Application Program Interface) that ships with FileMaker Pro 4.0
Developer Edition, FileMaker Pro Plug-Ins add extra functionality to
FileMaker Pro Windows and Mac OS databases through the product's
calculation engine.
A World Of New FileMaker Pro Functionality
In addition to the Credit Card Verification Plug-In, from Tellan
Software, browsers to this site will find a world of new capabilities
for their FileMaker Pro database including such Plug-Ins as the
following: Troi File Plug-In, available from Troi Automatisering,
that allows users to save the contents of a (text)field or global to
a file; PowerDialogs for...

Jan 04

[NPL] FileMaker Asks "What's Your Problem?"

FileMaker Asks "What's Your Problem?" At Macworld Expo, And Expands Ad Campaign
San Francisco, Calif., MacWorld EXPO, January 4, 1999 - The
provocative "What's Your Problem?" theme for FileMaker database
software ads comes to MacWorld Expo opening here tomorrow, the
company announced.
FileMaker ads ask "What's Your Problem?" to increase awareness of the
vast range of business problems it solves. Now the company will
cross-pollinate its MacWorld Expo efforts with the same theme.
FileMaker booth presentations on business solutions will use the same
stories highlighted in ads and on the firm's website
(www.filemaker.com). The success stories show workgroups in
corporations and entire small businesses easily creating and sharing
databases to manage projects, track customers and organize assets.
Workgroup solutions using the new FileMaker Pro 4.1 ODBC import
capability will star in the company's demos and presentations. A
broad range of business solutions created by FileMaker developers...

VST Technologies Offers iMac Owners USB Floppy Drive
1.44MB Drive With Apple Universal Serial Bus Interface Available For Under $100
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- VST Technologies, Inc.,
peripheral specialists for both mobile and desktop users, today
announced immediate availability of the VST iMac(r) USB Floppy Drive,
an external 1.44MB drive designed exclusively for use with any
Universal Serial Bus (USB) equipped Macintosh.
The announcement came today during MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.
"Removable storage is a continual need among computer users worldwide
to exchange data and information. By adding the VST USB Floppy Drive,
iMac owners can use widely accepted 1.44MB diskettes for their
storage needs," said Vince Fedele, chairman and founder of VST
Technologies.
"The explosion of new storage solutions for the iMac, such as today's
announcement from VST, means that customers can choose the best media
for saving, backing-up or transferring their data based on their
needs,"...

Jan 04

[NPL] Coyote Point's Adaptive Load Balancer

Contact: For Coyote Point Systems: Andrew Sprung/212-721-3495
(mailto:adsprung@coyotepoint.com)adsprung@coyotepoint.com
For Bright Tiger Technologies: Sheryl Schultz/508=647-0044
(mailto:sheryl@srsassociates.com)sheryl@srsassociates.com
Coyote Point Systems and Bright Tiger Technologies Integrate Products
for Best-of-(Hy)-Breed Web Site Traffic Management and Monitoring
--New Open Standard Protocols for Cluster Component Interoperability
Developed; Coyote Point's Adaptive Load Balancer, the Equalizer, to
Work in Tandem with Bright Tiger's ClusterCATS Web Site Resource
Management Software--
Sunnyvale, CA (January 4, 1999) -- In a partnership that signals a
new phase in web site management technology, Coyote Point Systems,
Inc., producers of highly efficient and cost-effective load balancing
hardware, and Bright Tiger Technologies, a leading provider of web
site resource management software, today announced the integration of
their products to deliver the highest levels of Internet...

Jan 04

[NPL] ShareWay IP 2.0

FOR RELEASE January 4, 1999
Contact: Charles McHenry
541-772-2382
cmchenry@opendoor.com
OPEN DOOR NETWORKS ANNOUNCES SHAREWAY IP 2.0
MACINTOSH FILE SHARING NOW AS EASY OVER IP AS OVER APPLETALK
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - January 4, 1999-- Open Door Networks Inc. today
announced ShareWay IP 2.0, a major new release of its groundbreaking
Internet and intranet file sharing product. ShareWay IP 2.0 makes
sharing Macintosh files through Internet protocols as easy as sharing
the same files through AppleTalk, and is the first Macintosh product
to utilize the Internet-standard Service Location Protocol (SLP).
"ShareWay IP has been critical to customers needing IP-based file
sharing for over a year," said Alan Oppenheimer, president of Open
Door Networks. "But until now they've had to give up some of
AppleTalk's ease of use to gain the power and reach of IP. ShareWay
IP 2.0 makes IP file sharing even easier than AppleTalk file sharing,
while at the same time advancing the cause of ease-of-use...

Jan 04

[NPL] WebTen 4.0 for Mac OS X Server

FOR RELEASE ON JANUARY 4, 1999
Phone: 805-963-6983
888-2-WebTen
FAX: 805-962-8202
Contact: Anita Holmgren
Internet: anita@tenon.com
http://www.tenon.com/products/webten
WebTen 4.0 for MacOS X Server
A web server that takes advantage of the power of Apple's next-generation OS
Santa Barbara, CA, January 4, 1999. Tenon Intersystems today
announced WebTen 4.0, a version of its industrial-strength,
high-performance Apache-based Web server for MacOS X Server. WebTen
incorporates the highly-acclaimed Apache web server software
developed by the Apache Group. Apache is well-known as stable,
full-strength, feature-rich web server software used on almost two
million machines worldwide. Tenon has taken this mature, integrated,
scalable software and extended it with performance enhancements and
Macintosh-specific features to make WebTen's Apache the fastest and
easiest-to-use Apache in the world. On MacOS X Server, WebTen extends
the open source Apache with a point & click interface,...

Jan 01

[NPL] Sherlock Assistant

Casady & Greene is Celebrating its 15th Year in the software
industry! As a thank you to the Macintosh community we would like to
present you with a gift that will save you time and frustration when
using Sherlock, the internet searching program.
Jeffrey Robbin author of award winning Conflict Catcher 8 and Casady
& Greene would like to present you with a free copy of Sherlock
Assistant. You can go to www.casadyg.com for your free download
online.
Sherlock Assistant is an application that allows you to manage your
plug-ins. The Mac OS 8.5's Sherlock program only allows you to show 6
search sites at a time without scrolling, Sherlock Assistant allows
you to resize the window to accommodate a large number of Sherlock
plug-ins, and with one menu command, you can visit Web sites that
list hundreds of additional Sherlock plug-ins. Sherlock Assistant
makes it easy to install, remove, and organize all of your plug-in
files.
If you've ever used Conflict Catcher, you already understand...

Dec 31

[NPL] DevDepot Offers Macworld Specials to Everyone

DevDepot OFFERS MACWORLD SPECIALS TO EVERYONE
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- December 31, 1998 -- DevDepot, a
division of Xplain Corporation, is your source for programming and
development tools. The Depot will be at Macworld Expo January 5 -
8th, located in the Developer Central and Net Innovators pavilions
(booth #3051/3550).
Whether you're an application developer, a web developer, or a system
administrator, the Depot has the tools you're looking for, and will
be offering those tools at special Macworld prices. Over a hundred
special, Macworld only, bargains will be available to show attendees
-- in some cases as much as 50% off regular prices.
For those Mac developers unable to attend Macworld San Francisco, the
Depot has arranged to offer select Macworld specials through the
Depot online store at (http://www.devdepot.com/) during the week of
Macworld (many of these deals will no longer be available after
midnight Jan 10th).
These offers are for a limited time only and are subject to...

Dec 31

[MD1] DevDepot Offers Macworld Specials to Everyone

DevDepot OFFERS MACWORLD SPECIALS TO EVERYONE
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- December 31, 1998 -- DevDepot, a
division of Xplain Corporation, is your source for programming and
development tools. The Depot will be at Macworld Expo January 5 -
8th, located in the Developer Central and Net Innovators pavilions
(booth #3051/3550).
Whether you're an application developer, a web developer, or a system
administrator, the Depot has the tools you're looking for, and will
be offering those tools at special Macworld prices. Over a hundred
special, Macworld only, bargains will be available to show attendees
-- in some cases as much as 50% off regular prices.
For those Mac developers unable to attend Macworld San Francisco, the
Depot has arranged to offer select Macworld specials through the
Depot online store at (http://www.devdepot.com/) during the week of
Macworld (many of these deals will no longer be available after
midnight Jan 10th).
These offers are for a limited time only and are subject to...

Dec 29

[NPL] Free ClearWay 'Tweaker' speeds WebSTAR plug-ins

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FREE CLEARWAY THREAD TWEAKER SMOOTHS AND SPEEDS PLUG-IN PERFORMANCE
-- Improves Speed of All Threaded Plug-ins Running Under WebSTAR.
-- Reduces Stalls, Hiccups, and Dead Periods; Smooths Performance.
December 30, 1998. ClearWay Technologies, Inc. today announced
"ClearWay Thread Tweaker", a free plug-in for WebSTAR servers that
improves the performance of threaded server plug-ins such as
NetCloak, Tango, and FireSite. The ClearWay Thread Tweaker re-tunes
WebSTAR's thread scheduler so that threaded plug-ins get the CPU time
that they need to run smoothly, quickly and efficiently. The new
software is available for immediate download from
http://www.clearway.com/ThreadTweaker/
The free Thread Tweaker can be used by itself, or in conjunction with
commercial acceleration products from ClearWay, including NITRO
PowerPlug and FireSite Web Site Accelerator. While the Thread Tweaker
itself is free, ClearWay is asking users to support the free software
simply by...

Dec 29

[NPL] PageNOW! for the Web 1.2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARK/SPACE SHIPS PAGENOW! FOR WEB 1.2
Internet/Intranet client for award winning PageNOW!
Server sends alphanumeric messages from browser to
pager or PCS/GSM digital phone.
PageNOW! for the Web extends paging to Internet and Intranet
SAN JOSE, California -- December 28, 1999 -- Mark/Space today
released PageNOW! for the Web 1.2. Joining existing gateways for
e-mail, PageNOW!/Web brings wireless text messaging to anyone on a
corporate intranet, as well as anyone in the world via the global
Internet.
Ideal for mixed platform sites
Set up on a single Mac running web server software (such as WebSTAR)
and PageNOW! Workgroup or Enterprise Edition, and send messages from
any platform running a forms-capable browser (Mac, Windows,
Workstation, NC, PDA, etc.). Users simply visit a web page, select a
recipient (configured on the PageNOW! Server), enter a message and
click "send". Messages can be sent from anywhere on
a corporate network, or anywhere in the world.
Brian...

Dec 29

[NPL] Net Innovators Debuts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DEVELOPER CENTRAL PAVILION RETURNS TO, AND
NET INNOVATORS PAVILION MAKES ITS DEBUT AT
MACWORLD EXPO/SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1999
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. -- December 30, 1998 -- Apple Developer
Connection, Xplain Custom Services, and MACWORLD Expo are pleased to
announce TWO technical special interest pavilions at MACWORLD
Expo/San Francisco. Developer Central, sponsored by Apple Developer
Connection and MacTech Magazine, makes its return catering to the
Macintosh programmer and developer community. And this year, Net
Innovators, sponsored by Apple Developer Connection and
NetProfessional magazine, makes its debut showing off technologies
for web developers and network administrators.
January 5-8 1999, MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco is hosting both
pavilions in the North Hall of the Moscone Convention Center.
Developer Central is located at booth 3051. Right next to Developer
Central, is Net Innovators at booth 3550.
"Since the launch of iMac, forward-looking developers...

Dec 29

[MD1] Developer Central Returns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DEVELOPER CENTRAL PAVILION RETURNS TO, AND
NET INNOVATORS PAVILION MAKES ITS DEBUT AT
MACWORLD EXPO/SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1999
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. -- December 30, 1998 -- Apple Developer
Connection, Xplain Custom Services, and MACWORLD Expo are pleased to
announce TWO technical special interest pavilions at MACWORLD
Expo/San Francisco. Developer Central, sponsored by Apple Developer
Connection and MacTech Magazine, makes its return catering to the
Macintosh programmer and developer community. And this year, Net
Innovators, sponsored by Apple Developer Connection and
NetProfessional magazine, makes its debut showing off technologies
for web developers and network administrators.
January 5-8 1999, MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco is hosting both
pavilions in the North Hall of the Moscone Convention Center.
Developer Central is located at booth 3051. Right next to Developer
Central, is Net Innovators at booth 3550.
"Since the launch of iMac, forward-looking developers...

Dec 28

[NPL] T-Minus Ten 2.0

MK Software announces T-Minus Ten 2.0
New version supports additional tasks, an activity log, and a new interface.
AUSTIN, Texas--December 28, 1998--MK Software, Inc. today announced
the availability of T-Minus Ten 2.0, its premier task automation
utility. T-Minus Ten 2.0 marks the first release of the product as
shareware. Previous versions were available strictly as a ZDNet
exclusive.
ABOUT T-MINUS TEN
T-Minus Ten lets users turn frequently-used or repetitive actions
into tasks that can be automatically run by a schedule, launched by a
keystroke or hot spot on the screen, or put into action when your
computer becomes idle.
Using T-Minus Ten, you can create hot keys and hot spots to drive
applications, scripts and documents. The handy timer function puts
your Macintosh on auto-pilot during off-hours, running back-up
scripts, creating customizable sets of file launches and more.
Anything that can be scripted with AppleScript or opened by the
Finder can be turned into an automated task...

Dec 28

[MD1] Mac F2C v1.4.2

Hi Mac F2C Users,
Four brief news items:
1. The current release of Mac F2C is v1.4.2 (Nov 98), and it is
compatible with CodeWarrior Pro releases 2, 3, and 4 (the installer
automatically selects appropriate versions of project files and
libraries). The primary Mac F2C web site is at:
http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~igormt/Mac_F2C.html
With a mirror for European users at:
http://www.mech.mb.uni-dortmund.de/mech/Dirk/f2c/Mac_F2C.html
2. If you installed the recently released Metrowerks updates to
CodeWarrior Pro 4, you may need to rebuild the Mac F2C support
library "libf2c". To do this, use the "libf2c.prj" file located in
the "Mac F2C Libraries" folder. Select the target(s) of interest and
do a "Make". Move the resulting libraries to the "Mac F2C Support"
folder located in CodeWarrior's "MacOS Support" folder.
3. Dirk Froehling has released MacMPI for CodeWarrior. MacMPI for
CodeWarrior is a port of MacMPI, a Mac OS port of MPI by Viktor K.
Decyk, Dean E. Dauger and Pieter R....

Dec 27

[MD1] AppMaker Update for PowerPlant 1.9.3

Grantham, NH - December 28, 1998 - Bowers Development has posted a minor
update for AppMaker #11 to support Metrowerks' recently released PowerPlant
1.9.3. . It also includes minor bug fixes and enhancements for PowerPlant,
C/C++ OS8, plain C OS8, and Pascal OS8.
The update is available for download from
http://members.aol.com/bowersdev/LateNews.html.
About AppMaker
AppMaker is a programming tool that makes it faster and easier to
make a Macintosh application - not just the user interface, but also
the functional code. With AppMaker you create the menus, windows,
dialogs and their contents by clicking and dragging to arrange what
you want on-screen. You also point and click to declare data
structures and to connect UI items to data items. AppMaker creates
resources to describe your design, and generates "human, professional
quality code" in your choice of either procedural or object-oriented
programming languages.
More than a GUI Builder
The theme in AppMaker #11 is to write more of...

Dec 24

[NPL] BackJack Internet Backup Service

SYNECTICS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED
For Immediate Release: December 22, 1998
Attention: Business/Technology Editors, Writers, Columnists
BACKJACK ENHANCES INTERNET BACKUP SERVICE WITH NEW FEATURES
MARKDALE, Ontario, Canada - Synectics Business Solutions
Incorporated, a Macintosh software developer, offers a complete
Internet backup service through its BackJack Internet Backup Service.
Since the launch of BackJack , a new enhanced version of the BackJack
software has been released to provide clients with more flexibility
and ease of use.
Located on the Internet at www.backjack.com, BackJack Internet Backup
Service is a backup service for all Power PC Macintosh computer users
developed by Synectics Business Solutions. The service was developed
as a solution for small/home office (SOHO) to medium size businesses
that need a cost effective backup, archiving and recovery system.
Recent North American statistics reveal rapid Internet growth among
small to medium sized...

Dec 23

[NPL] AutoScript.fm repriced

Press release.
December 24, 1998
AutoScript.fm - the tool that makes life easier for FileMaker Pro
users and developers - has been repriced.
The price for admission to the world of efficient FileMaker Pro
scripting has been lowered to just US$48. It is hoped that
AutoScript.fm can subsequently become universally accepted by
FileMaker Pro users, aiding in the development of great FileMaker Pro
databases.
AutoScript.fm is a scripting utility for FileMaker Pro users that
makes the daunting task of transferring FileMaker Pro scripts from
one database to another much easier and quicker.
AutoScript.fm also facilitates the sharing of FileMaker Pro scripts
by saving scripts in a text format that can easily be copied and
emailed to friends and associates anywhere in the world. FileMaker
Pro magazines can use AutoScript.fm to make their sample scripts more
accessible, while FileMaker Pro user groups can use AutoScript.fm to
make group-shared scripts accessible, reproducible and portable.
The...

For Immediate Release
MAIN EVENT SOFTWARE SHIPS PHOTOSCRIPTER 1.0
--New AppleScript Product for Photoshop Enables Integrated Automation
of Image Processing--
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 22, 1998 -- Main Event Software, Inc.
today announced it is now shipping PhotoScripter 1.0, providing
automated AppleScript support for the capabilities in Adobe Photoshop
5.0 and higher.
Now for the first time, Macintosh users can automate the commands and
processes available in Photoshop by using simple, English-like
AppleScript sentences. PhotoScripter is available today at
(http://www.mainevent.com/)
for $299 per single-artist license and $999 per production machine license.
Special introductory pricing of $899 for production machine licenses
is available through January 3, 1999, directly from Main Event
Software.
"With PhotoScripter, the level of integration beween Photoshop,
QuarkXPress, and the Finder is unprecendented," commented Cal Simone,
president of Main Event Software. "Many shops, large...

Dec 23

[NPL] MetaCreations Ships New Web-Integrated Photo-Editing...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
METACREATIONS SHIPS NEW WEB-INTEGRATED
PHOTO-EDITING SOFTWARE
Kai's Photo Soap 2 Sets New Standard for Web and Print Delivery
CARPINTERIA, Calif. - December 23, 1998 - MetaCreations Corporation
(Nasdaq: MCRE) announced the release of Kai's Photo Soap 2, a new
version of Kai's creative photo-editing software that lets anyone
with a camera and a computer effortlessly bring their photos to the
Web for sharing with family and friends. Kai's Photo Soap 2 offers an
integrated, intuitive environment to correct photos and create
digital content, such as slide shows that can easily be e-mailed and
posted on an Internet home page.
Available for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms, Soap 2 is
available now on a hybrid CD. As previously announced by
MetaCreations on August 25, 1998, Apple Computer is bundling a
special edition of Soap on its consumer computer, the iMac.
Kai's Photo Soap 2 takes the concept of photo editing beyond the
desktop and straight to the Internet...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GALLEON SOFTWARE RELEASES MACTICKER 1.0
Internet application brings the stock market to Macintosh desktops
Contact:
Roy Schulze, Galleon Software
Phone: 416-955-1777
E-mail: roy@galleon.com
Web: (http://www.galleon.com)
Toronto. December 22, 1998. These last few weeks, Marc LaFoy has been
heavily involved in the final testing of MacTicker, a simple
Macintosh application that lets you browse the stock market
information supplied by financial websites around the world and put a
stock ticker right on your desktop.
Marc came by his enthusiasm for the stock market just last year when
the right combination of loyalty and luck prompted him to buy shares
in Apple computer just before they began their seven-month climb from
a low of $12.75 to a high of $43.75. Ironically enough, however, with
Apple's fortunes rebounding, there were then no Macintosh
applications he could use to gather these quotes from the Internet.
"I wish I could've watched it all happen right on my...

Dec 22

[NPL] CDFinder 2.6

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CDFINDER 2.6 RELEASED
December 22, 1998, Johannesberg, Germany -- The author today
announced the immediate availability of version 2.6 of CDFinder, the
popular shareware disk catalog tool for the Macintosh.
The new version is free for all registered owners of CDFinder and can
be obtained from the CDFinder-Homepage
(http://people.frankfurt.netsurf.de/nmd/). A single user license is
$15, multi user licenses are available .
CDFinder is a very fast and powerful tool to create catalog files of
your hard disks, floppies, ZIP's and anything else that spins. It has
a great user interface and very useful search functions. CDFinder
supports drag&drop and requires at least a 68020 or PowerPC CPU.
While System 7 is required, CDFinder is also fully compatible to
MacOS 8.5. A special feature is the multi-lingual user interface
(German/French/English/Italian/Swedish).
New features in CDFinder 2.6:
- Catalog files of Disk Wizard and Iomega FindIt can be imported.
- Catalog...

Dec 21

[MD1] MacHack Announces Student Discounts

MacHack Endorses the Apple Student Developers Program, Announces
Student Discounts
MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers
c/o Expotech
1264 Bedford Road
Grosse Point Park, MI 48230
Contact: Carol Lynn
mailto:info@machack.com
Tel: (313) 882-1824
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dearborn, MI -- MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge
Developers proudly announces endorsement of the Apple Student
Developer Program, Apple Computer's new deeply discounted developer
support option for full time students.
Student participation is essential to the MacHack conference. The
annual Hack contest always draws out the best talent and programming.
In fact, at the 1998 conference two of the top five hacks came from
student developer who were first time conference attendees.
"Students are the ones who still believe that anything is possible.
They have the unbridled enthusiasm and determination to overcome
conventional obstacles and create the impossible," said Marshall
Vale, Conference...

Dec 21

[MD1] CodeWarrior Pro 4.1 MacOS Compiler 2.2.1 & MSL 4.1.05...

[ANN] Pro 4.1 MacOS Compiler 2.2.1 & MSL 4.1.05 for Mac
CodeWarriors,
Pro 4.1 MacOS Compiler 2.2.1 & MSL 4.1.05 for Mac updates CodeWarrior
Pro 4 to compiler version 2.2.1 and MSL C++ version 4.1.05. This is a
bugfix release for the 2.2 compiler shipped orginally with Pro 4. See
the release notes for details.
This update includes only MacOS (68K, PPC) compilers. You should
install the IDE 3.3 patch before installing this update.
You will need to rebuild your libraries and precompiled headers after
installing this patch, see the "Library Build Instructions" file in
the patch for details.
Note: In the release notes under (deque) there is mention of a known
bug where outstanding iterators might be invalidated during an
aborted push_front. The bug is fixed in this release. The release
notes were mistakenly not updated accordingly.
This archive was submitted on 12/21/1998 (CWPRO4 Release) and occupies
2727k of disk space.
You can download it at URL:
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/...

Dec 21

[NPL] Insider FontAgent 2.7.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Rio Sabadicci
Insider Software
760-804-9900
rio@insidersoftware.com
INSIDER FONTAGENT 2.7.1 ADDS SUPPORT FOR MACOS 8.5 FONTS
Leading Font Utility Now Supports Appearance Manager Fonts
December 21, 1998 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software today released
Insider FontAgent 2.7.1, a new release of the leading Macintosh font
maintenance and organization that adds full support for the
Appearance Manager fonts found in MacOS 8.5, as well as selected bug
fixes.
The new version recognizes the fonts used by the Appearance Manager
used in MacOS 8.5 and extends other core System Font functions. The
bug fixes involve a situation in which users selected a specific
combination of execution options that generated fonts with names
longer than the 31 characters allowed by MacOS. Without the fix,
FontAgent would exit normally without completing the user's request.
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
The new release is free to all licensed users of Insider FontAgent.
Users can download...

Dec 20

[MD1] Tools Plus Pro

Tools Plus Pro Brings Advanced Features to Mac Apps
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO--December 21, 1998--Creators of Macintosh
applications and plug-ins will soon enjoy a number of advanced
features that used to be available only in Microsoft's Windows
operating system. These new features will allow Macintosh developers
to deliver enhanced functionality that is not available in Mac OS,
and one will contribute to reducing development time, effort, and
code complexity.
Water's Edge Software, the company best known for award-winning Tools
Plus libraries + framework, has rewritten portions of their
rapid-development tools to take advantage of Apple Computer, Inc.'s
new Mac OS 8.5 operating system, and to exploit the power of the
third-generation (G3) PowerPC processors found in all Macintosh
computers being made today. Among the enhancements seen in this
newest release are windows that drag and resize in real time,
enhanced multitasking capabilities, and a completely revised "modern"
application...

Dec 18

[MD1] Guy Kawasaki Live and In-Person at Depot

GUY KAWASAKI WILL BE SIGNING HIS LATEST BOOK RULES FOR REVOLUTIONARIES
AT DevDepot'S MACWORLD STATION
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- Dec 18, 1998 -- DevDepot, a division
of Xplain Corporation, announced it will be hosting Guy Kawasaki, the
radical and charismatic CEO of garage.com and former chief evangelist
of Apple Computer, at their Macworld station (#3051) on January 5th
through 8th.
The author of How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Kawasaki has been
in the trenches of two revolutions: the development of Macintosh, the
computer that changed the world, and the battle for supremacy on the
Internet. The same revolutions fought with the tools available from
DevDepot--the premiere source of Macintosh development and web
development resources.
Guy will be releasing his latest book, Rules for Revolutionaries at
Macworld San Francisco this January and will be appearing at
DevDepot to sign copies of that book each day of the
conference expo.
Critics and industry experts rave about Rules for...

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